Where does “berikan” come from?

berikan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian beri, from Malay beri, from English Berry, from Middle English berye, from Old English berġe, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.

berikan (Indonesian): have a fish

Definitions

  1. have a fish

Ancestry of “berikan”, step by step

berikan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian beri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianberito give; berry
2Malayberito give; berry
3EnglishBerryA place name
4Middle Englishberyeberry, fruit; grape
5Old Englishberġeberry
6Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
7Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-

via Indonesian ikan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianikanfish
2Malayikanfish
3Proto-Malayicikanfish
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhikanfish
5Proto-AustronesianSikanfish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-
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